| BRULE COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 365 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 446,987 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,225 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.7 | ||||
| BRULE COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 365 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 446,987 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,225 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.7 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2002 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 48 | Soybeans | 36 | All Cattle | 10 | |||||
| All Wheat | 21 | Winter Wheat | 9 | Beef Cows | 20 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 30 | Oats | 25 | Milk Cows | 35 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 35 | Other Hay | 11 | Hogs & Pigs | 23 | |||||
| Sunflower | 18 | CRP 1/ | 51 | Sheep | 16 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2002 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 8,400 | 39 | 328,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 42,500 | 20 | 841,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 25,200 | 33 | 826,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 20,500 | 36 | 747,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 4,700 | 17 | 79,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,200 | 35 | 76,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 39,000 | 1.18 | 46,200 | tons |
| Other Hay | 25,000 | 1.45 | 36,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | 5,400 | 976 | 5,270,000 | pounds |
| 5,376 acres were in the2002 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 75,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 31,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 500 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 26,178 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 6,157 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2003 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2002 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $9,713 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $36,336 | |||
| Total Receipts | $46,049 | |||
| Government Payments | $3,554 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $54,200 | |||
| SOURCE: Bureau of Economis Analysis, U.S. Dept of Commerce | 1/ Includes crops, livestock, gov. pymts, and misc. income. | |||
Prepared by: South Dakota Agricultural Statistics Service
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